Barbour Taps Former Justice, Banker {to Co-Chair His Transition Committee}

Jackson, MS, Clarion-Ledger ^ | 11-12-03 | Kanengiser, Andy

[Theodore R.]

Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Reuben Anderson of Jackson and Gulf Coast banker George Schloegel will co-chair Gov.-elect Haley Barbour's transition team to help Barbour build an administration Barbour says he wants to be "inclusive."

Former state Rep. Charlie Williams of Senatobia and former state Department of Economic and Community Development Director Jimmy Heidel of Vicksburg also will be among those assisting in the transition, Barbour said Tuesday.

[Theodore R.]

*ping*

[WKB]

ping

[vetvetdoug]

Jesse and the Democrats say "Nothin' like having a couple of Uncle Toms to make the Republicans look better."

I wonder how long it will be before Blackmon says that too.

[Magnolia]

Gov. William Winter

Hummmm.....haven't heard that name in a while...thank you Lord.

[Theodore R.]

Isn't Winter considered MS's best governor of the second half of the twentieth century by the kinds of folks who rank governors' "effectiveness"? Didn't the popular Winter lose the 1984 senatorial election to Cochran?

[Magnolia]

During Winter's term I worked with some of his "buddies". He's a first class idiot who doesn't qualify for dog catcher IMHO!

[Theodore R.]

Tell us about these buddies of Bill Winter. Was Winter a lt. governor before he became governor?

[Theodore R.]

Who do you consider MS's best governor since 1950? Why?

[WKB]

Who do you consider MS's best governor since 1950? Why?


There hasn't been one!!!

[bourbon]

I would like it very much if Barbour would give Gary Anderson some sort of job. On balance, Anderson was probably better qualified for the position of state treasurer than was Reeves. That's not to say Reeves won't be a good treasurer. I'm just pointing out that Reeves doesn't have much of a resume'.

Anderson also pulled 22 percent of the white vote in his race for treasurer (Cf. Blackmon's 8%). I think he will be a powerful candidate in the future once he builds up some name recognition and gains more experience. Consequently, I also think the goal for the MSGOP should be to make a full-court press right now and try to get Anderson to switch parties. He cold be a real asset in the future!

[bourbon]

J.P. Coleman (1956-60) was a brilliant man and a good governor, despite significant liabilities on racial issues. Bill Waller (1972-76) was also a good governor, from what I understand.

FYI, Cliff Finch (1976-80) was a total idiot and an embarassment to the state.

[Theodore R.]

I went to high school with a man in Louisiana who lived in MS and came to know Finch. He said that Finch was an "absolute idiot" too.

[wardaddy]

my picks as well...

[WKB]

Like I said in #11

[afuturegovernor]

From everything I know about Bill Waller, he would be my pick too. Waller was a good conservative Democrat and was also the state's first governor to oppose segregation and the first governor to appoint blacks to anything. So Waller was very popular among white conservatives and blacks - something very hard to do. His son, Bill Waller, Jr. is one of the conservative justices on the Mississippi Supreme Court.

[afuturegovernor]

Cochran won his first Senate race with 45% of the vote because of a third party candidate. So Democrats thought that Cochran was a goner in 1984 but he beat Winter in a landslide - 61%-39% I think. Cochran has never again had anything but token Democratic opposition since.

[Magnolia]

Like bourbon & afg, I've got to go with Waller. I helped in his campaign, albeit modestly. Conservative dems in the south are far different from conservative dems elsewhere. Many are dems because that was the party of their great-great-great-grandparents and they're not willing to buck tradition.

[dixiechick2000]

I've been outta the state so long, I really couldn't give opinion on good or bad Governors.

I will say this, though...
So far, I like what Haley's doing.